Shah Alam Bahadur (AH 1119-1124 /1707-1712 AD), Gold Mohur, 10.84 gms, Shahjahanabad Dar al Khilafa Mint, AH 1122, KM #356.12, extremely fine, very rare. Note: During the ephemeral yet critical reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam Bahadur, the Ausa Mint functioned as a vital numismatic outpost. It was instrumental in asserting imperial monetary sovereignty over the perennially turbulent Deccan frontier. Initially annexed by the Mughal Empire during the aggressive Deccan campaigns of 1635–1639 AD, the fort-town of Ausa (situated in the modern-day Latur district of Maharashtra) operated as an intermittent and highly scarce minting center for several decades. Under Shah Alam Bahadur's administration, however, the site attained renewed strategic prominence. It served a dual purpose: projecting central authority and facilitating the rapid, localized monetization required to fund imperial garrisons. This phase of direct imperial oversight proved brief. Following the emperor’s demise in 1712 CE and the subsequent fragmentation of the Mughal state, geopolitical hegemony over the region shifted. By circa 1725 CE, the territory fell under the administration of the Asaf Jahi dynasty (the Nizams of Hyderabad). While the Nizam's regional mints continued the customary practice of striking currency in-name-only for the titular puppet Emperors of Delhi, the mint at Ausa effectively transitioned from a frontline Mughal facility into an autonomous fiscal apparatus of the princely Hyderabad State.